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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 319, 5 September 1932, Page 3

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MORRINSVILLE SALE SHOWS ADVANCE ON FRANKTON PRICES PIG VALUES IMPROVE The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report: At Mox-rinsville sale on Friday an extra heavy yarding of all classes of cattle came forward. A large entry of good beef including several pens of ox, xnet with good competition and sold at prices in advance of Frankton l'ates. A nurnber of pens of primo young cows and heifer beef came forward and these were also in keen demand. Competitioix was keen on store cattle, especially -on grown steex's, of which there wex*e a few pens of good qxxality cattle. Yearling Jersey heifers also realised full late rates. A medium yarding of sheep sold at advanced px'ices. A good yarding of dairy cattle came forward, consisting xnainly of springing heifers. Well grown heifers, close to profit, xnet with good coxnpetition, but sxxxaller and backward sorfcs were dull of sale. More fat pigs were yarded and values advanced on baconers, while porlcers remained firnx. There was an extra large eritry of stores and weaners, and prices on these beeame easier at the exxd of the sale. Quotations : — Fat wethers, 13s lOd to 16s 9d; fat ewes, 11s to 11s ld; lighter, fat ewes, 7s lOd to 8s; fat hoggets, prime 12s ld to 14s; lighter, 9s 3d to 10s 3d; stox*e hoggets, 6s 7 d ; fat bulloclcs, heavy, £6 6s to £6 9s; medium, £5 13s to £5 19s; light, £3 12s to £4 18s; fat heifers, prixxxe, £6 10s; light, £2 11s to £3 6s; heavy fat cows, £4 17s to £5 16s; medium, £3 19s to £4 10s; light fat cows, £2 10s to £3 6s; killable cows, £1 15s to £2 5s; fresh store cows, £1 7s to £1 11s; boners, 8s to 17s 6d; 4-year S.H. steers, fresh condition, £4 13s; 3-year P.A. steers, fresh conditioned, £4; empty Hereford cows, £1 15s; 2-year empty Jex'sey heifers, £1 11s to £2 2s; best yeax*ling Jersey heifers, £2 15s to £3 10s; others, £1 5s to £2 7s; best Jei*sey heifers, £6 10s to £8; others, £5 to £6 5s; backward and smaller heifers, £3 to £4 10s; Holstein heifers, £5 5s" to £6; smaller Holstein heifers,

£3 5s to £4; sound genuine dairy cows, £5 to £8 5s; inferior sorts, 15s to £1 5s. Pigs: — Heavy baconers, 39s to £2 3s; lighter, 32s to 36s; heavy porkers, 28s to 30s; lighter porkers, 20s to 26s; maiden Tamworth sows, empty, 28s to 36s; sows due to farrow, 30s to £3 12s 6d; stores, 16s 6d to 22s 6d; slips, lis 6d to 15s; good wean-ex-s, 10s to 13s; smaller weaners, 5s to 9s.